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POLISH SCOUTS AND GUIDES IN THE CAMP |
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Władek Wiecheć was a very active and dedicated leader
of the Northwick branch of the scouts. |
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In the late 50s and 60s the Polish scout
and guide movement was the largest Polish youth organisation in the
British Isles.The headquarters of the movement was in London with local
district organisations. Our district in the Midlands was based in
Swindon. At that time both scouts and guides were in the same district "Hufiec
Szczecin". In later years the scouts stayed as "Hufiec Szczesin" and the
Guides took on the name "Bałtyk" |
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In door camp fire and sing-a-long held
in the main hall in Northwick camp 1962 |
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Beside the normal weekly scout
and guide meetings in Northwick Park Camp the troop had contacts
with other Polish scout groups in the area and often met up at
camp fires and official celebrations. Parades and camp fire were
were held usually held outdoors but if the weather was bad we had
the use of the main hall in the camp. |
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Zosia Kania, Teresa Bojarska
Janka Strach Regina Fiedośuk 1963 |
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Northwick Scouts and guides with Fr. E Rytko. |
Marching back from a service held in the
chapel in Northwick |
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In the 50s 60s and 70s
there where two Polish Boarding Schools in England one for girls
in Pitsford in Northampton by the Nazareth Nuns and the other for
boys in Fawley Court, Henley on Thames, run by the Marian
Brothers. Annual gatherings of Poles from all parts of Britain
were held at these schools. The largest gathering was,
at Whitsun in Fawley Court. |
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a three day event under canvas and our duty was to be marshals
these events and at the end tidy up the sits. |
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Parade and camp fire held at the end of
the Polish gathering in Fawley Court |
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"Hufiec Szczecin" has a permanent
camp site located in South Wales on the river Wye |
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Close to St. Briavels, by the
river Wye in South Wales, stands in its own grounds a country
house which became an outward bound base for outdoor activities
and camping for all guides and scouts from the company "Hufiec
Szczecin" We spent many very happy camping holidays there. The
house and grounds are still enjoyed by many Polish scouting
groups to this day. |
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Camp kitchen manned by Regina
Fiedosiuk 1960 |
In the camp kitchen,
Krysia Starosielec1962 |
Cutting up logs Maciej Pstrokoński and
Tadek Strach helped by Regina Fiedosiuk and Hanka Pstrokońska.1962 |
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Inka Tunikowska and Regina Fiedosiuk
1960 |
Scouts parading through the
grounds of the scout camp in picturesque Wales. |
Hanka Martynowicz and fellow guides
1960 |
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Many thanks to Regina Danyluk Rysiak
Sozanski and Edmund Balawajder or providing the photographs on this page. |